Milk-cooler.



N- 702,'34- Patented lune I0 |902 w. L. HALEY. y l MILK CODLER.

\Applica.tion fixed Feb. 12, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STA-TES PATENT FFICE. f

jvvILLrAM L. HALEY, oF ALvIN, TEXAS.

MILK-COOLER.

SPCFICATQNformingpart of Letters Patent No. 702,134, dated J' une 10, 1902.

" l Application filed February 12, 1902.v Serial No. 93,741. (No model.) y n' The object of the present invention is toimprove the construction of milk-coolers.

which require the evaporation of water for reducing the temperature of the milk and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one adapted to be readily taken apart and compactly arranged for convenientshipping and capable when arranged for use of effecf tually preventing ants from ascending the frame to the milk-receptacle. v 4 The invention consists ,in the construction and novelcombinationand arrangement of vparts hereinafter fully described', 'illustrated in the accompanying drawing's,`and pointed out in the claims heretoa'ppended.

In the drawings, Figure'l is a'verticalsectional view of a milk-'cooler constructed in accordance with vthis invention. Fig'. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of a portionof the bottom pan or" receptacle and lone ofthe standards or uprights, illustrating the' V.arrangement ofthe sockets. l View illustrating them'anuer of securing theY shelves to the corner lposts or uprights. ,Y

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings. l t Y l designates angle-iron corner posts or uprights which are connected by a series of shelves 2 at points between their ends'and by top pieces 3 at their` upper ends, and these horizontal top pieces are constructed ofangleiron and have vertical flanges which are secured to the corner'posts or uprights. The horizontal danges of the angle-iron top pieces form asupportfor a water pan or receptacle 4. The'shelves, which are adapted to support milk-receptacles, are provided with depending iianges 5, which are secured to the angle-iron corner-posts by bolts 6, and the said top pieces are also secured by bolts 7, the bolts permitting the parts to be readily separated and assembled, so that the milkcooler can be taken down and arranged com- `usewhen desired.

Fig.F 3 is a similarl `pactly for shipping or sto ring. This construction will also enable the frame of .the milkcooler to be quickly set up and arranged for 'lhewat'er .pan or receptacle, which rests lupon the top of the frame, is provided adjacent to its side walls withv perforations 8,

adapted to permit the water to ,iiyow from the receptacle to a fabric covering 9,' which surfrounds the frame of the milk cooler and `which extends downward from the'water pan `or receptacle toa bottom pan or receptacle :1.0, The fabriccoveringwhich nis adapted to feed water throughout its entire' area by the -capillary action of the material, causes the water to evaporate, and the evaporation of the moisture greatly reduces theA temperature within the apparatus, and thereby cools the milk or other contents of the shelves. The fabric covering has its upper edges .Wrapped around the tcp connection-bars l3,and it may Abe stitched or otherwise secured at l-l, and theA coveringisadapted tobevopen at the l front, being provided lthereat with overlapped l edges Vsecured together by suitable fastening devices 12, which may consist of buttons and buttonholes or any other `suitable fastening device. The lower portion or edge of the fabric covering is arranged within the bottom panor receptacle, which isvextended a considerable" distance beyond "the corner-posts and which isA adapted to receive and collect the superfluous water; but thegiow of the water is retarded and prevented from being excessive by the arrangement of"` the perforations 8 over the horizontal flanges of the top connecting-pieces and by the upper portion of the fabric covering, which is interposed between the perforated portion of the water pan l IOC the configuration of the angle-iron corner j posts or uprights. The lower portions of the posts or uprights extend through the sleeves and through the openings of the bottom pan and project below the latter to form feet or legs for supporting the pan above the supporting-surface. The sleeves are secured to the angle-iron corner posts or uprights by bolts 15, and they provide a detachable connection between the bottom pan and the corner-posts that is water-tight, so that the parts may be readily separated and assembled witbout causing any leakage at the points where the corner-posts are secured `to the bottom pan or receptacle. The lowerdepending portions of the corner posts or uprights are offset from the side Walls of the bottom pan or receptacle, and the arrangement is such that ants are eectually prevented from crawling up the frame to the milk-receptacles.

The bottom pan is provided at one side With a drain pipe or spout 16, which forms a convenient nipple for the attachment of a rubber tube 17, which is adapted to be secured in an upright position at a point above the pan or receptacle 10 to prevent the escape of water through the drain-opening; but any other suitable means may be employed for this purpose. The flexible tube or pipe 17 is adapted to be readily detached from the upper portion of the frame to enable it to be arranged for draining off the water of the bottom pan or receptacle. The flexible tube or pipe may also be used for siphoning off the water should this be necessary.

lt will be seen that the milk-cooler is exceedinglysimple and inexpensive in construction, thatit is strong and durable and is adapted to be readily taken down or set up for use withoutliability of causing any leakage ofthe parts.

The milk-cooler is also adapted for cooling water, and it may when not employed for cooling milk be employed for any other purpose to which an ordinaryrefrigerator may be put, and a water receptacle or tank 18 is preferably arranged upon the top shelf, as indicated in Fig. 1. The Water-tank is provided with a spigot which extends through the fabric covering at the buttoned vertical edges thereof.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A device of the class described comprising a removable bottom pan having openings, sockets or sleeves extending upward from the bottom of the pan at the said openings, posts or uprights extending through the sockets or sleeves and the openings of the bottom of the pan and projecting below the latter to form legs, shelves supported by the posts or uprights, a fabric covering extending into the bottom pan, and a water-receptacle, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a bottom pan having openings, L-shaped sleeves extending upward from the bottom of the pan at the openings and forming sockets, angle-iron posts extending through the sleeves and through the openings of the bottom pan and extending below the same to form feet, shelves provided with flanges secured to the posts or uprights, a fabric covering extending into the bottom pan, and a water-receptacle, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprisingl a frame composed of angle-iron cornerposts, shelves secured to the same, and the angle-iron top connecting-pieces having horizontal flanges, a fabric covering arranged on the frame and extending over the upper faces of the horizontal flanges of the top connecting-pieces, a water pan or receptacle having perforations arranged directly over the said horizontal flanges, and a bottom pan or receptacle supported by the frame, substan tially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto ai'lixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. f

WILLIAM L. HALEY.

Witnesses:

L. I-I. ROWAN, W. A. RowAN. 

